Weir sets pace as Marple Newtown and Springfield battle to draw
Tom Weir set the pace for Marple Newtown with a 38 at Springfield Country Club, but Weir and the Tigers were forced to settle for a 214-214 tie with Ridley.
Weir was backed by a 40 by Joe DelFranco, while Matt Deacon shot 44, Kyle Turner had a 45 and Mike Shevlin posted a 47 for the Tigers. For the Green Raiders, Greg Myers and Rick VanVLadricken both shot 40, Chris Durning had a 44 and Eric Magro and Mark Pecko posted a pair of 45s.
At Springfield CC/Par 35
Marple Newtown (214): Weir, Del Franco 40, Deacon 44, Turner 45, Shevlia 47.
Ridley (214): Myers 40, VanVladricken 40, Durning 44, Magro 45, Pecko 45.
Radnor 188, Penncrest 234 >> The Raiders had three-sub 40 scores at St. Davids Golf Club to beat the Lions. Freshman Jake Calamaro led the way with a 34 at the par-35 layout, while Mike Sydnes had a 36 and David Colleran added 38.
Chris Austen and Conor Rinehart posted 40s.
For Penncrest, TJ May had a 45 and Alex Tumolo posted a 46.
At St. David’s/Par 35
Penncrest (234): May 45, Tumolo 46, Armstrong 47, Field 47, Jacobs 49.
Radnor: Calamaro (188): 34, Sydnes 36, Colloran 38, Austen 40, Reinhart 40.
Lower Merion 216, Springfield 223 >> The Aces (1-2 oveerall and league) used balance for their first win and to bring Springfield’s four-match winning streak to a halt.
Derrick Baun fired a 2-over par 35 to take overall medal honors at Rolling Green Golf Club.
At Rolling Green/Par 35
Lower Merion (216): Golland 38, Horn 43, Farinella 44, Haley 44, Blume 47.
Springfield (225): De. Baun 37, Luchon 42, Dempster 47, Sadoff 49, Wynne 50.
Strath Haven 213, Haverford 215 >> Sophomore Lauren Butscher carded a 7-over par 42 for her best round of the season. Anders Camp, Will Bozentka and Ben Newlon also shot 42 for the Panthers (3-2, 2-1).
Frank McVeigh of Haverford had the best overall round with a 4-over par 35 at The Springhaven Club.
At Springhaven/35
Haverford High (215): McVeigh 39, Druce 42, Fox 42, Jader 45, Auerbach 47.
Strath Haven (213): Camp 42, Bozentka 42, Butscher 42, Newlon 42, Riches 45.
In the Catholic League:
Cardinal O’Hara 255, Archbishop Wood 268 >> Alec Kerr put together a 1-over par round of 36 to pace the Lions. He had six pars, two birdies and just one bogey for his third sub-37 round at Paxon Hollow Country Club this season.
Teammate Greg Manning recorded four pars to turn in his best score of the season (6-over 41).
At Paxon Hollow/Par 35
Archbishop Wood (268): Brown 41, Gori 42, Nowicke 44, Boyk 45, McGettigan 48, DeGraw 48.
Cardinal O’Hara (255): Kerr 36, Manning 41, McCuen 43, Hamilton 44, Fitzpatrick 45, Savage 46.
Bonner-Prendergast 247, Little Flower 369 >> Joe Dougherty’s 5-over par 38 was the low round at Bala Golf Club for the Friars. Brian Kilroy pitched in with a 41 one day after he shot a 1-under par 34 in a loss to La Salle at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club.
At Bala GC/Par 33
Little Flower (369): Rooney 54, Doughty 58, Zeidler 63, Panei 63, McMahon 65, Flynn 66.
Bonner-Prendergast (247): Dougherty 38, Kilroy 41, Lord 41, Huiette 41, McGrenera 43, Williams 43.
In the Ches-Mont League:
Oxford 223, Sun Valley 286 >> Kevin Bailey’s 50 was the low for the Vanguards at windly Wyncote Golf Club. Ryan Snowden fired a 3-over par 39 to lead the host Hornets.
At Wyncote/Par 36
Sun Valley (223): Bailey 50, Mullen 56, Costigan 56, Cavacini 58, Seleyo 66.
Oxford (286): Snowden 39, Sisler 42, Rubbo 44, Gallagher 48, Swick 50.